Club Reports

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes October 11, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 19 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Upcoming Events: See Outreach report below for more events 2024 RAC BBQ Date: Saturday, 12 October 2024 Time: 11:00am – 2:30pm Location: Buckwheat Farm (2700 Holland Road Apex, NC 27502) Food: Memphis-style dry-rub pork BBQ Seasoned chicken legs thighs, Hot dogs, Strawberry…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes September 27, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 19 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Book Pre-Orders: The Objects in the Heavens books have arrived and are available for pickup, please see Susan Herring to get your order. The Log Books are on reorder and will be in by the October meeting . The secretary will send…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes August 16, 2024 Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 23 meeting participants attended in-person, 20 attended via Zoom. Upcoming Events: Aug 17 – Artspace Summer Celebration Aug 22 – Imaging Meeting Aug 25 – Beyond the Flames: Astronomy Amidst Wildfires Sept 6 – RACOBS & First Fridays with TLC Sept 7 – RAC Class Sept 19 – Imaging Meeting Sept…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes July 26, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 11 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Exploring Saturn’s Moon Titan by Presenter Michael J. Malaska Business: Upcoming Events: 8/2/2024 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor) 8/7/2024 – The Willard 8/16/2024 – RAC Indoor Meeting 8/17/2024 – Artspace Summer Celebration (Raleigh) 9/6/2024 – First…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Peter Birren joined us via Zoom to discuss his book “Objects in the Heavens” and how to use it to get the most out of your observing. Business: Upcoming Events: June 29th: Astronomy on Tap Star Party June 30th: RAC Ladies…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes June 28, 2024 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 21 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: Peter Birren joined us via Zoom to discuss his book “Objects in the Heavens” and how to use it to get the most out of your observing. Business: Upcoming Events: June 29th: Astronomy on Tap Star Party June 30th: RAC Ladies…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes May 24, 2024   Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 26 meeting participants attended in-person, 10 attended via Zoom. Presentation: “Catching a Gravitional Wave” given by RAC member Ron Monti We learned more about gravitational waves, which are caused by the collision of two black holes or other cataclysmic astronomical events. Ron explained how the LIGO observatory can detect these…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes April 12, 2024 Co-Chair Dana Bostic hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 22 meeting participants attended in-person, 22 attended via Zoom. Presentation: How do Galaxies Grow and Evolve “The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made recent news, with fascinating observations of distant galaxies whose sizes, shapes, and heavy element abundances puzzle many astronomers. Dr. Shull discussed these observations and what they suggest…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes December 15, 2023 Co-Chair Anastasia Vail hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 18 meeting participants attended in-person, 8 attended via Zoom. Presentation: “2023 Imaging Showcase” RAC’s Chris Cole lead the club’s imaging group and shared some of their accomplishments from throughout the year! Business Milestones by Co-Chair Naveen Malik Frank – Complete Ring around the sun picture, Moon Dogs Naveen Malik – Got…

RAC Indoor Meeting Minutes November 17, 2023 Co-Chair Naveen Malik hosted the meeting in-person at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, as well as virtually using the Zoom platform. 26 meeting participants attended in-person, 9 attended via Zoom. Presentation: “Astronomy at Glacier National Park” by Doug Lively Business Nominations and Elections by Co-Chair Naveen Malik Nominations for Co-Chair are open. Dana Bostic has been nominated. Nominations open until elections. Online voting opens December 8, closing at the December 15 indoor…